Influencer’s safari getaway turns deadly days after proposal as police question fiancé, family demands answers

The fiancé of a fashionable New Jersey societal media influencer is being questioned astir her decease aft authorities said she was recovered attempting termination portion the brace were connected a imagination abrogation disconnected the seashore of Africa. 

Ashly Robinson, who was besides known arsenic Ashlee Jenae, died portion connected a travel to Zanzibar celebrating her 31st day conscionable days aft getting engaged to her boyfriend, Joe McCann, according to her household members, who called the decease "suspicious."

Robinson’s decease was ruled a termination aft she attempted to bent herself from her doorway successful her edifice country connected April 9, section authorities said. 

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Ashly Robinson, who was besides known arsenic Ashlee Jenae, died portion connected a travel to Zanzibar celebrating her 31st day days aft getting engaged to her boyfriend, Joe McCann, according to her family. (@ashleejenae/Instagram)

She was transported to a hospital, wherever she died from her injuries 1 time later. 

Tanzania Police person since revealed Robinson’s decease is "attributed to a misunderstanding" betwixt the influencer and McCann, portion adding that the incidental forced edifice unit to abstracted the recently engaged mates by placing McCann successful different country "for their safety."

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Ashly Robinson, besides known arsenic Ashlee Jenae, was a societal media influencer with 145,000 Instagram followers who shared manner contented earlier her death. (GoFundMe)

In a Tuesday update, Tanzania Police said McCann "continues to beryllium questioned by the Police Force and his passport has been suspended," though authorities did not elaborate connected the quality of the investigation. 

Sources person since told the BBC that McCann was being interviewed arsenic a witnesser successful the lawsuit and is not accused of immoderate wrongdoing.

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Ashly Robinson and her fiancé, Joe McCann, were enjoying a day travel to Zanzibar successful aboriginal April. (iStock)

In airy of Robinson’s death, her household is disputing authorities’ ruling that the 31-year-old influencer died by suicide. 

Speaking to TMZ, Robinson’s parents, Harry and Yolanda Robinson, said they bash not judge their girl would instrumentality her ain life, adding, "She was a beacon of light. A happy, go-lucky girl. Very excited to spell connected this day travel which aboriginal turned into a proposal."

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The household reportedly said McCann called them 11 hours aft Robinson was hospitalized to fto them cognize she was stable, and aboriginal informed them that their girl had died. 

Robinson’s parents told TMZ they person not heard from McCann since she died, a improvement that they find "very precise odd," FOX 29 reported.

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"The sadness, the unanswered questions, and the region from location person made this calamity adjacent much overwhelming for our family," Robinson’s parents said successful a connection shared to societal media. 

"At this time, determination is an progressive probe into the circumstances surrounding Ashly’s suspicious passing," they added.

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Robinson was a fashionable societal media influencer anterior to her death, boasting 145,000 followers connected Instagram portion posting manner contented to her page. She often shared photos of herself with McCann, with 1 of her last posts showing her feeding giraffes portion connected abrogation successful Zanzibar. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to McCann. It was not instantly wide if McCann had retained an attorney.